Chevron Baby Blanket

If you lived through the 60s and 70s perhaps you have vivid memories of a chevron afghan. Perhaps you appreciated it at the time; were indifferent to it in the 80s; despised it in the 90s; and have developed a deep affection for it over the past decade, itchy acrylic, zany colors and all!

This knitted Chevron Baby Blanket makes some accommodations both for modernity and for babies. Instead of hard-to-cuddle acrylic, this 100% cotton blanket is as deep and soft and cozy as a cloud. And instead of fast food orange and kitchen appliance avocado, this version is a delicate spectrum of natural colors just right for babies!

The next generation of chevron blankets starts with Blue Sky’s Worsted Cotton. Loosely spun into a uniquely cozy cotton, this is one of our very favorite baby blanket yarns. For delicate skin, it’s non-allergenic cotton, and for busy parents, it’s machine washable (yay!).

Dandelion

These colors, from the top, are Lemongrass, Lemonade, Bone, Tulip, Drift, Sleet, and Graphite.

Sky

These colors, from the top, are Indigo, Mediterranean, Caribbean, Tulip, Drift, Sleet and Ash.

Gauge

3 stitches = 1 inch in garter stitch with yarn doubled

Finished Size

26 x 33 inches

Notes

For this pattern you’ll use the Worsted Cotton doubled. The best way to double yarn is to pull one strand from the inside of the ball and one strand from the outside. If you don’t have a swift and ball winder to wind a center-pull ball, never fear, you can do it by hand! Click here for a great video that shows you how!

If you want to change the sizing or use this stitch pattern for a different project, just cast on a multiple of 14 plus 2 stitches.

Pattern

With the Lemongrass (doubled!), cast on 100 stitches. (Try not to leave too long a tail when you cast on. You’ll probably need the entire skein to finish the first stripe. If you end up one row short at this point, don’t worry! No one will notice!)

Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until you have knit the entire skein (which should be nine more times).***

Change to the Lemonade color and repeat from ** to ***.

Knit until the skein runs out, making sure to end on the same side you finished the Dark Chocolate. In other words, all of the tails (except, perhaps, the cast on tail) will be along the same selvage, and the first row of every color will be on the “right side” of the blanket and you will end each color on the “wrong side”.

Continuing…

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Change to the Bone color and repeat from ** to ***.

Knit until the skein runs out, making sure to end on the same side you finished the Dark Chocolate. In other words, all of the tails (except, perhaps, the cast on tail) will be along the same selvage, and the first row of every color will be on the “right side” of the blanket and you will end each color on the “wrong side”.

Continuing…

– See more at: https://www.purlsoho.com/create/2013/01/06/whits-knits-super-easy-lap-blanket/#sthash.egI5gAaD.dpufChange to the Bone color and repeat from ** to ***.

Make sure to end the third color (Bone) on the same side you finished the second color (Lemonade). In other words, all of the tails (except, perhaps, the cast on tail) will be along the same selvage, and the first row of every color will be on the “right side” of the blanket and you will end each color on the “wrong side”.

Continue in this pattern for the next three colors, ending each skein with a wrong side row and changing colors on the right side. The next color will be Tulip, followed by Drift, and then Sleet.

For the final color (Graphite), repeat Rows 1 and 2 until you have about 8 yards of yarn left (or nine times). Work Row 1 one more time.

Bind Off Row: Bind off 5 stitches, *(knit into the next stitch and leave the stitch on the left needle, bind off 1 stitch, knit into the back of the stitch, let the stitch off the left needle, bind off 1 stitch) 2 times, bind off 10 stitches, repeat from * to last 8 stitches, (knit into the next stitch and leave the stitch on the left needle, bind off 1 stitch, knit into the back of the stitch, let the stitch off the left needle, bind off 1 stitch) 2 times, bind off 6 stitches, pull the yarn through the last stitch.

390 Responses to Chevron Baby Blanket

Love this blanket….have made one with great success but….I’m awful with color…twin boy and girl coming..color scheme of nursery yellow and gray…can you help me with colors for boy and girl either in blue sky or cascade super wash 128…I’d like it to pop but whatever you come up with will be delightful and appreciated..
Thanks
Deb

Thanks for writing in! Twins! How exciting! For the Blue Sky Worsted Cotton, I would suggest: Dandelion, Lemonade, Bone, Tulip, Drift, Sleet and Ash. For the Cascade 128, there is only 1 yellow color. As such, I would suggest: Daffodil, Ecru, White, Feather Grey, Silver, Charcoal and Black. The black might be a little too severe for a baby so you may want to do 2 skeins of the yellow to start or make a shorter blanket.

I just finished my blanket and was wondering if the two edges were supposed to be the same, chevron pattern matching up. Mine are different. Did I go wrong somewhere?
I’m a beginner but am happy with the results any way. Beautiful yarn. Thanks

Hello Angela,
Thanks for writing in! I’m happy you enjoyed making your blanket. I just want to clarify a couple of things. Are you referring to the top and bottom edge or the Left and right edge? The Chevron pattern should remain within pattern. What is deferent about your two edges?
I hope I can Help!
-Marilla

Hello Paula,
Thank you for this question! This bind off can be a bit tricky to get. Basically, after you bind off 5 stitches you will do a knit front/back into the 6th stitch but binding off as you go so you end up binding off 2 stitches from that one stitch. Essentially you will be increasing and binding off at the same time!

Try following the instructions very deliberately, step by step, keeping in mind that it’s just a variation of a regular bind off, and I’m sure you will get it.

I love this pattern and your color combos. I have a 2 1/2 year old granddaughter that loves PINK and I’d love to knit a very pink blanket for her in this pattern. Can you suggest a color scheme for me? Thank you!

Would like to make another blanket for my 2nd baby girl but in another set of colors. (The first set i made it with thistle, orchid, shell, tulip, drift, sleet and graphite)… can you suggest a color set that goes with azul or periwinkle? Also any idea when they will be back in stock? Thanks

Thanks for writing in! You can certainly make a larger size! Once you know what measurements you would like your blanket to be, we can help you figure out how much yarn you will need. Additionally,to change the sizing, just cast on a multiple of 14 plus 2 stitches based on how wide you would like the blanket to be!

Hello,
Lovely blanket! I’m interested in knitting this but I’m wondering if you have a suggestion for yarn that doesn’t need to be doubled? I’m a beginner knitter and it would be great if I could purchase a yarn that doesn’t need to be doubled. I love the dandelion colourway and the fact that this yarn is a natural fibre and machine washable! …just wish I didn’t have to double it. Any suggestions would be really great! 🙂

Hello Victoria,
Thank you for writing us! I’m happy to hear you are excited about this lovely blanket. I have two ideas that I think will work.

Your first option is to knit this blanket with a bulky yarn with the correct gauge. I would suggest using either our Super Soft Merino or Cascade’s Superwash 128 for a machine washable option.

Alternatively you can knit the blanket with just one strand of the worsted cotton. All you would need to do is knit up a gauge swatch using a single strand and smaller needles to determine how many stitches per inch you are getting. Once you have a gauge you are happy with you can multiply by the number of inches you want your blanket to turn out to be by the number of stitches and then you’ll have the cast on number. Just make sure that the cast on number is a multiple of 14 plus two extra stitches to maintain the count of the stitch pattern.

I hope this all makes sense. Let me know if you have any further questions!
-Marilla

Hello Ann,
Thank you for writing in! This will depend on how many yards are in the skeins of bulky yarn that you are using. We have a version of this blanket in our Super Soft Merino that I think you will find useful!
Let me know if you have any further questions!
Warmly,
Marilla

So glad I stumbled upon this blanket. I would love to make a throw for my setter also and I am playing with blue beige cream and brown. These are the colours of my holiday home decor with some silver thrown in

I’m making this blanket with Cascade 128 superwash yarn single strand. Should I add one or two repeats of the pattern since the yarn is thinnner and I’m using a 10.5 needle?
I love this pattern!
Thanks so much!
Linda